# Incident 20210612006399I: Burgess PITTS S-1, Torrance, June 12, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2021, 18:09 local time
- Place: Torrance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N333SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burgess PITTS S-1 (registry code 7220702, https://openairdocs.org/model/burgess-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURGESS PITTS S-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 21,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210612006399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT:

I WENT FOR A SHORT FLIGHT BEFORE 6PM AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29L. THE APPROACH AND INITIAL LANDING WERE NORMAL. HOWEVER, AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VIBRATING AND PULLING SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT. IT WORSENED AS I SLOWED, AND EVEN WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER I COULD NOT CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT LONGITUDINALLY. IT SUBSEQUENTLY, VEERED RIGHT AND "GROUND LOOPED" IN A 270 DEGREE PATTERN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. WE STOPPED PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY, FACING SOUTH. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS JUST OFF THE PAVEMENT. I TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT, A SHORT DISTANCE ACROSS  THE RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY FOXTROT AND SHUTDOWN.

I EGRESSED THE PLANE WITHOUT INJURY AND SURVEYED FOR ANY AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. I NOTED THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS  BENT, AND THERE WAS SLIGHT LEFT WINGTIP AND LEFT AILERON FABRIC DAMAGE.

THE TOA OPS PERSONNEL ARRIVED. TOA TOWER HAD CALLED THE FAA AND NTSB AND I TALKED TO THEM PRIOR TO US TOWING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO MY HANGER.

GIVEN THERE IS NO FLAT SPOT ON THE RIGHT TIRE, I BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS A FLAT TIRE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A LOCKED BRAKE OR SEIZED WHEEL BEARING ON TOUCHDOWN. IF THIS WERE THE CASE, A FLAT SPOT ON THE TREAD WOULD BE EVIDENT.

THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED EASILY OUT OF THE HANGER PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, AND THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION DISPLAYED  NORMAL TIRE PRESSURE. I BELIEVE THE TIRE BEGAN LOSING PRESSURE AFTER TAKEOFF, AS THE AIRCRAFT HANDLED NORMALLY ON TAXI AND TAKEOFF ROLL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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